Best PlacesKitchings Mill, SC Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Kitchings Mill, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Kitchings Mill ranks 39,272nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and the cost of living against local pay is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Kitchings Mill
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Kitchings Mill's strengths and weaknesses
Where Kitchings Mill ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 91% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 87% of towns
- QuietBetter than 87% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 85% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 72% of towns
Where Kitchings Mill ranks low
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of towns
- Household income$38,072 median, better than only 3% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 20% of towns
- School gradeC−, better than only 24% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 27% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Kitchings Mill
A household needs to earn about $39,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Kitchings Mill home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $38,072; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Kitchings Mill's effective rate of 0.36%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Kitchings Mill
Kitchings Mill's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Kitchings Mill.
Who works in Kitchings Mill, and how
Work in Kitchings Mill centers on hospitality & food and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Kitchings Mill
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Kitchings Mill.
What the weather is like in Kitchings Mill, month by month
Kitchings Mill sees roughly 101 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 57, with lows near 36. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 57° | 45° | 36° |
| April | 76° | 63° | 51° |
| July | 92° | 80° | 71° |
| October | 77° | 64° | 54° |
Flying in and out of Kitchings Mill
The nearest airport, Augusta Regional at Bush Field, is about 31 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Charleston AFB/International, about 95 miles away.
The best schools in and around Kitchings Mill
Schools across Kitchings Mill average a C−, better than 24% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- East Aiken School Of The ArtsC · 35% proficient
- Oakwood-windsor ElementaryC− · 30% proficient
- Cyril B. Busbee ElementaryD+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- A. L. Corbett MiddleD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Aiken HighB · 48% proficient
- Wagener-sally HighD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Kitchings Mill school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Kitchings Mill measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Kitchings Mill against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Kitchings Mill
Is Kitchings Mill a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Kitchings Mill ranks 39,272nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low property taxes, a stable housing market, and quiet, and lowest on the cost of living against local pay and low incomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Kitchings Mill expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $158,806. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $38,072 median income, cost of living beats 3% of towns.
Is Kitchings Mill safe?
Kitchings Mill is safer than 29% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $480 per resident a year.
Compare Kitchings Mill with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Kitchings Mill. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Kitchings Mill represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Kitchings Mill detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Kitchings Mill: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Kitchings Mill: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Kitchings Mill: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Kitchings Mill: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Kitchings Mill detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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